August, Douglas Claude
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Douglas Claude |
Surname | August |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alfred Henry and Ethel Maud August, of Muswell Hill, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV707 |
Markings | -D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 16. H. 1. |
Epitaph | OUR DEARLY LOVED THIRD SON "WITH GOD, WHICH IS FAR BETTER" |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 4 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 113904 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 30-05-1942 |
End Date | 31-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2315. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed close to Venlo, Holland |